The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranked official of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the space agency of the United States. The administrator serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of the United States. According to NASA, the role of the administrator is to "lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the Vision for Space Exploration."[1]
On May 24, 2009, President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Charles Bolden as NASA Administrator, and Lori Garver as Deputy NASA Administrator [2]. Bolden and Garver would become NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator respectively upon successful confirmation by the United States Senate.[3][4] Bolden was confirmed by the Senate on July 15, 2009.[5]
The first NASA Administrator was Dr. T. Keith Glennan; during his term he brought together the disparate projects in space development research in the US.[6] Daniel Goldin held the post for the longest term (just over 9 1/2 years), and is best known for pioneering the "faster, better, cheaper" approach to space programs.[7] The only person to hold the post twice is James C. Fletcher, who returned to NASA following the Challenger disaster.[8]
The most recent Deputy Administrator of NASA was Shana Dale, who started her term on November 4, 2005 and is the 11th person to hold the post. According to NASA, "Dale serves as the agency’s second in command and is responsible to the administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the agency. Dale represents NASA to the Executive Office of the President, Congress, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities. Dale also oversees the day to day work of NASA’s functional offices, such as the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of General Counsel and Strategic Communications." She resigned her post effective January 17, 2009.[9]
The longest running (acting) Deputy Administrator was John R. Dailey, who held the post following his retirement from the United States Marine Corps.[10] The longest running full Deputy Administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden, who was the first Deputy Administrator.[11] William R. Graham has held the post of Deputy Administrator twice, and was the Acting Administrator in between,[12] as did Frederick D. Gregory.[13] Dr. Daniel Mulville served as the acting Deputy Administrator twice, and was Acting Administrator in between.[14]
The administrators main form of transport is NASA one.
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Administrators
| Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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Dr. T. Keith Glennan | August 19, 1958 | January 20, 1961 | 885 days | [15] |
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Dr. Hugh L. Dryden (acting) | January 21, 1961 | February 14, 1961 | 24 days | [15] |
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James E. Webb | February 14, 1961 | October 7, 1968 | 2,792 days | [15] |
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Dr. Thomas O. Paine (acting) | October 8, 1968 | March 21, 1969 | 164 days | [15] |
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Dr. Thomas O. Paine | March 21, 1969 | September 15, 1970 | 543 days | [15] |
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Dr. George M. Low (acting) | September 16, 1970 | April 26, 1971 | 222 days | [15] |
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Dr. James C. Fletcher | April 27, 1971 | May 1, 1977 | 2,196 days | [15] |
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Dr. Alan M. Lovelace (acting) | May 2, 1977 | June 20, 1977 | 49 days | [15] |
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Dr. Robert A. Frosch | June 21, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | 1,309 days | [15] |
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Dr. Alan M. Lovelace (acting) | January 21, 1981 | July 10, 1981 | 170 days | [15] |
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James M. Beggs | July 10, 1981 | December 4, 1985 | 1,608 days | [15] |
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Dr. William R. Graham (acting) | December 4, 1985 | May 11, 1986 | 158 days | [15] |
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Dr. James C. Fletcher | May 12, 1986 | April 8, 1989 | 1,062 days | [15] |
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Dale D. Myers (acting) | April 8, 1989 | May 13, 1989 | 35 days | [15] |
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VAdm (Ret.) Richard H. Truly (acting) | May 14, 1989 | June 30, 1989 | 47 days | [15] |
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VAdm (Ret.) Richard H. Truly | July 1, 1989 | March 31, 1992 | 1,004 days | [15] |
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Daniel S. Goldin | April 1, 1992 | November 17, 2001 | 3,517 days | [15] |
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Dr. Daniel R. Mulville (acting) | November 19, 2001 | December 21, 2001 | 32 days | [15] |
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Sean O'Keefe | December 21, 2001 | February 11, 2005 | 1,148 days | [15] |
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Col (Ret.) Frederick D. Gregory (acting) | February 11, 2005 | April 14, 2005 | 62 days | [15] |
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Dr. Michael D. Griffin | April 14, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | 1,377 days | [1][15] |
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Christopher Scolese (acting) | January 21, 2009 | July 16, 2009 | 176 days | [15] |
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Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | July 17, 2009 | Present | — | [15][4] |
Deputy Administrators
| Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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Dr. Hugh L. Dryden | August 19, 1958 | December 2, 1965 | 2,662 days | [15] |
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Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. | December 21, 1965 | January 5, 1968 | 745 days | [15] |
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Dr. Thomas O. Paine | March 25, 1968 | March 20, 1969 | 360 days | [15] |
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Dr. George M. Low | December 3, 1969 | June 5, 1976 | 2,376 days | [15] |
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Dr. Alan M. Lovelace | July 2, 1976 | July 10, 1981 | 1,834 days | [15] |
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Dr. Hans Mark | July 10, 1981 | September 1, 1984 | 1,149 days | [15] |
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Dr. William R. Graham | November 25, 1985 | December 4, 1985 | 9 days | [15] |
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Dr. William R. Graham | May 11, 1986 | October 1, 1986 | 143 days | [15] |
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Dale D. Myers | October 6, 1986 | May 13, 1989 | 950 days | [15] |
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James R. Thompson, Jr. | July 6, 1989 | November 8, 1991 | 885 days | [15] |
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Aaron Cohen (acting) | February 19, 1992 | November 1, 1992 | 256 days | [15] |
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John R. Dailey (acting) | November 3, 1992 | December 31, 1999 | 3,173 days | [15] |
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Dr. Daniel Mulville (acting) | January 1, 2000 | November 19, 2001 | 688 days | [15] |
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Dr. Daniel Mulville (acting) | December 21, 2001 | August 11, 2002 | 233 days | [15] |
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Frederick D. Gregory | August 12, 2002 | February 20, 2005 | 923 days | [15] |
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Frederick D. Gregory | April 14, 2005 | November 4, 2005 | 204 days | [15] |
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Shana Dale | November 4, 2005 | January 17, 2009 | 1,171 days | [15] |
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Lori Garver | July 17, 2009 | Present | — | [15] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Biography of Michael D. Griffin, NASA Administrator". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/griffin_bio.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Retired General Picked to Lead NASA - NYT
- ^ "NASA - NASA Organization". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/about/org_index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ a b "Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 2008-03-18. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/113545.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Bolden and Garver Confirmed by U.S. Senate". NASA. July 15, 2009. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jul/HQ_09-165_Bolden_and_Garver.html.
- ^ "T. Keith Glennan biography". NASA. August 4, 2006. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/glennan.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Daniel S. Goldin biography". NASA. March 12, 2004. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/dan_goldin.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "James C. Fletcher biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/fletcher.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Biography of Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/dale_bio.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "General John Dailey biography". NASA. http://history.nasa.gov/Biographies/dailey.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Hugh L. Dryden biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/dryden.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "William R. Graham biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/graham.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Frederick D. Gregory". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/gregory.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Daniel Mulville biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/mulville.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/prsnnl.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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